Anita Kulcsár
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| Full name | Anita Kulcsár | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 October 1976 Szerencs, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
19 January 2005 (aged 28) between Pusztaszabolcs and Velence, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Line Player | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2001 | Győri ETO KC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Alcoa FKC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Dunaferr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2005 | Hungary | 165 | (402) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anita Kulcsár (2 October 1976 – 19 January 2005)[1][2] was a Hungarian handball player. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2004 by the International Handball Federation.
Life[]
She began her handball career with and later played for Győri Audi ETO KC, Cornexi-Alcoa and Dunaferr NK.
She died in a car accident on 19 January 2005, at the age of 28;[3] according to the police report, she was driving from Sukoró to Dunaújváros for team practice when her car slid off the road and hit a tree.[1] Since her death, the city of Dunaújváros organizes the Anita Kulcsár Memorial Tournament in her honor every year.
Achievements[]
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winner: 2004
- Silver Medalist: 1998, 2000
- Bronze Medalist: 1999, 2001
- Magyar Kupa:
- Winner: 2004
- Silver Medalist: 2000
- EHF Cup:
- Finalist: 1999
- Olympic Games:
- Silver Medalist: 2000
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2000
- Bronze Medalist: 1998, 2004
- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2003
Awards and recognition[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Autóbalesetben elhunyt Kulcsár Anita". origo.hu (in Hungarian). 19 January 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anita Kulcsár". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Kulcsár Anitára emlékeztek". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links[]
- Career statistics on Worldhandball.com
- Profile on Handball.hu
- Anita Kaldine Kulcsar at the European Handball Federation
- Anita Kulcsar at the International Olympic Committee
- Anita Kulcsar at Olympics.com
- Anita Kulcsár at Olympedia
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- 1976 births
- 2005 deaths
- Hungarian female handball players
- Olympic handball players of Hungary
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
- Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Road incident deaths in Hungary
- Győri Audi ETO KC players
- Fehérvár KC players
- People from Szerencs
- Hungarian Olympic medalist stubs
- Hungarian handball biography stubs